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DEVILDRIVER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical orde...

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AVANTASIA: 'The Flying Opera' DVD Artwork Unveiled

AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — is putting the finishing touches on its two-disc DVD, "The Flying Opera - Around The World In 20 Days", for an early March release via Nuclear Blast Records in Europe and Avalon Marquee in Asia. According to a press release, "The DVD is a...

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BENEDICTUM: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has set a February 18 European release date (March 8 in North America) for BENEDICTUM's third full-length album, entitled "Dominion". Formed in 2005 and quickly noticed by DIO guitarist Craig Goldy, BENEDICTUM's debut album, "Uncreation", was released to great reviews. The collabor...

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GRAVE DIGGER To Release 'Ballad Of Mary' EP

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will release a new EP, "Ballad Of Mary", on March 4. The effort will include two versions of the title track — one acoustic and the other taken from the forthcoming "The Clans Are Still Marching" CD, featuring a guest appearance Doro Pesch — as well as a new recor...

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AVANTASIA: More Footage From The Road Posted Online

AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — kicked off its "The Metal Opera Comes To Town" world tour 2010 on November 30 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Joining Sammet in AVANTASIA's touring lineup were a number of special guests, including GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist/vocalis...

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KREATOR, AS I LAY DYING Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

KREATOR and AS I LAY DYING have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYPT...

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SUIDAKRA To Tour Europe With ONSLAUGHT, DEBAUCHERY

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA will embark on a "major European tour" in March/April 2011 with ONSLAUGHT and DEBAUCHERY. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. In addition, SUIDAKRA will return to Spain in early March for a "small tour" with EQUILIBRIUM and support act NORTHLAN...

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GRAND MAGUS To Support ACCEPT in Sweden, Norway

Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS will support reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT on three Scandinavian dates on in February. Feb. 15 - Gothenburg (S),Trädgårn Feb. 16 - Oslo (N),Rockefeller Feb. 17 - Stockholm (S),Arenan Also scheduled to appear on the bill is STEELWING. GRAND MAGUS's new album...

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EXODUS, HELLSAW, VOLCANO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

EXODUS, HELLSAW and VOLCANO have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYP...

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GRAVE DIGGER Frontman Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chris Boltendahl of German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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POSSESSED Seeking New Guitarist, Bassist

Reactivated California death metal pioneers POSSESSED are looking for a "killer guitarist and bass player." All applicants "must be professional, down to work, [and] able to practice in the Los Angeles area three times per week." Interested parties can contact POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra by emai...

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MORGOTH, SIRENIA, TAUTHR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MORGOTH, TAUTHR and SIRENIA have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYP...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Two Shows In Norway Added To Farewell Tour

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have added two shows in Norway to their upcoming farewell tour. Confirmed shows so far are as follows: Jun. 09 - Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg, Sweden Jun. 11 - Sauna Open Air, Tampere, Finland Jun. 14 - Spektrum, Oslo, Norway Jun. 15 - Edward Greig Plass,...

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ICED EARTH, VREID Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ICED EARTH and VREID have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYPTICA AV...

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DORO PESCH Discusses '25 Years In Rock' DVD In New Interview

Brian Fischer-Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On her first tour of Japan, which took place earlier this year: Doro: "I heard from some people that back in the '80s, some people wh...